Opinion
DA 23-0271
06-21-2023
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: CLAUDIA DEL TORAL, Petitioner and Appellee, and DAVID FLINT RICHARD, Respondent and Appellant.
ORDER WAIVING MEDIATION
Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
On June 21st, 2023, the Appellee, Claudia Del Toral, filed her Uncontested Motion to Waive Mediation Requirement. Pursuant to Rule 7(1)(b) of the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Montana Supreme Court will not order appellate mediation in cases where the Court has reason to suspect that one of the parties or a child of a party has been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused by the other party.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the requirement for the parties to participate in mediation is waived. The case shall proceed through the ordinary process of appeal